In Croatia, Meretaj families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica and Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Meretaj live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only four Croatian places: in Bulinac in Bjelovar area (<10), Virovitica (<5), and in Spisic Bukovica (<5) and Lozan (<5) in Virovitica area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Meretaj is present in 6 countries on two continents.
